Awning.



W. SULLIVAN.

AWNING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-12, 1911.

1,079,894, Patented NOV. 25, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Nov". Q5, 191s.

Appiieato sied september 12, 1911. serai No. 648,838.

To all whom i may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bronx, New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to awnings and particularly to that type which are adapted for windows.

The object of the invention is the improvement of the structure shown in my application filed September 26, 1908, and bearing the Patent No. 920,686, dated May 4, 1909. While this awning was collapsible and adapted to be folded up so as to be readily portable, it consumed considerable room and was therefore unhandy to carry.

It is the object of this invention to avoid this diliiculty and broadly speaking, consists essentially in a knock-do-wn awning frame which may be readily assembled and put up by any one, no matter how experienced or inexperienced.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an awning which is supported directly upon the outer sash with its end normally in a plane above the sill and constructed in such a manner that it may be lowered with the sash for screening the bottom portion of the window, while the upper part thereof is open to secure proper ventilation.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specilication, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the awning applied to the outer sash of a window. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the sash lowered and the awning dropped to screen the lower part of the window. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the frame parts disconnected. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified frame. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the pocket piece.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 represents the window frame, 2 the outer sash, and 3 the inner sash, both of which are slidable in the frame as is usual.

The awning frame comprises the side members 4 which are threaded at one end and are adapted to be connected to the end member 5 by means of the elbows 6. This structure providesla substantially U-shaped frame which supports the awning in proper position as will hereinafter be described.

The ends of the side members 4 have secured thereto connecting devices 7 which are provided with laterally offset eyes 8 which are engaged by the bolt 9 journaled in the bracket 10 secured to the side frame 1. The awning comprises the top 11, the side curtains 12 and the flap 13. The forward underneath side has sewed to it a pocket piece 14 which forms a pocket 15 for the reception of the front 5 of the frame. In the pocket piece are formed two gromets 16 adjacent the ends of the pocket piece so as to permit the passage of the end member and intermediate the length of the pocket piece is formed a central gromet 17 to permit the.

passage of the operating cord 18". In the rear lower edges of the side curtains 12 there is also formed suitable gromets not shown which permit the attachment of the side curtains to the bolts 9.

To the upper end of the top 11 of the awning is secured a plurality of attaching members 19 which are adapted to be placed over screw eyes 20 carried on the lower edge yof the meeting rail of the outer sash. After these attaching devices have been passed yover the screw eyes, the eyes are turned at right angles thereto so as to prevent disengagement.

In putting the parts together and in mounting the awning upon a window, the

.head rod 5 is first passed into the pocket 15 through onefof the gromets, permitting the elbows 6 to project therethrough. The side rods 4 are then threaded into the elbows and the awning is then in position to be placed upon a window. The brackets 10 with their eye bolts 9 are then secured to the side of the frame and the awning .hooked upon the screw eyes on the underneath side of the sash. The attaching devices are then ^connected to the bolts 9 so as to revolve thereupon. A suitablepulley 21 is secured to the underneath side of the sash and the cord 18 is passed thereover so that the awning may be raised.

p In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the frame is constructed of heavy wire having the ends of its head member 22 and its side members 23 bent into loops or rings 24 through which is passed bolts 25. The inner ends ofthe side members 23 are bent into eye-engaging hooks 26 which are adapted to enter the eyes of the eye bolts 9 and which are prevented from passing therethrough when the awning is folded up by means of collars 27 secured upon the side members 23 adjacent the hooks.

In the structure lshown in Figs. l to 4,

the fastening device 7 may be made by bending the side members 4L laterally and then forming a loop toereceive the bolts 9 as shown or by makinga casting which will thread upon the ends of the members 4.

This and many other modifications may be engaging the cross-piece and the legs of said U shaped member, said cross-piece engaging partof said awning terminating in a bight., a plurality of flat fastening members carried by said bight and arranged to bear against the under surface of said window sash to hold said bight securely against the lower edge of the latter, eye-bolts passing through said fastening members and engaging the sash to hold said fastening members against displacement, said sash when lowered arranged to lower the outer end of said U shaped member, and means whereby the outer end of said U shaped member may be raised.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SULLIVAN. Vitnesses FRED WM. BEYER, FRANK SAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

